Developmental Disabilities: Pt. 2

This two-part issue of "Pediatric Clinics of North America" examines Developmental Disabilities. Part I of this issue reviews topics including: Global Developmental Delay and Mental Retardation: Conceptualization, Evaluation and Causation; Dysmorphology Examination; Behavioral Phenotypes of Common Genetic Syndromes; Down Syndrome; Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolism; Autism: Definition, Neurobiology, Screening, and Diagnosis; Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adolescents: Psychosocial Aspects and Management; Learning Disabilities: Definitions, Epidemiology, Diagnoses, and Intervention Strategies; Concepts of Dyslexia in Children; Speech Disorders; and, Use of Psychotropic Medications in Children with Developmental Disabilities.